The 105 meter long self-propelled tanker barge Trienke ran aground on the Rhine River near Lorchhausen, Germany. The Trienke was en route to Biersfelden from Amsterdam with 2428 tons of diesel fuel when it suffered engine failure and became disabled. The tanker drifted outside the fairway onto a sandbar. Two lighters were requested to pump some of the cargo off the tanker before any salvage attempt is made. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 110 meter long self-propelled barge La Mattanza collided with the 36 meter long towboat Orava on the Rhine River near Orsoy, Germany. The Orava was departing from Orsoy with a barge loaded with cargo of coal when it struck the nearby La Mattanza. Both vessels suffered some hull damage and water ingress. No reports of injuries or pollution released. Authorities state the two vessels were allowed to continue as the on-board pumps had the water ingress under control.
The 172 meter long self-propelled barge Maranta I and the barge Maranta II went aground on the Rhine near Cologne, Germany. The vessel attempted to refloat itself, the two vessels seperated. The Maranta II drifted and collided with the 103 meter long passenger ship River Cloud 2. The River Cloud 2 suffered minor scrapes and bent radar. Traffic halted on the river until a dredger arrived on scene and lightered some cargo. The Maranta was en route from Bonn with a cargo of soy. No reports of injuries or pollution released.
